Local servicesHospitalNorth Devon District Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBrannam Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBrannam Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDevon Dentistsright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryAshleigh CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYeo Valley Primary Schoolages 2-11, 193 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Park Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,408 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT37 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationBarnstapleunder a mileBus stationBus StationBarnstapleunder a mileFerryInstow Ferry Landing5.7 miBus stops128 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EX31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 34 min5:01 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 54 min8:17 am – 4:11 pm
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People6,272 residentsin the Barnstaple Central census areaMedian age 41.53,037 households44% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright26% social rented, 30% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,815 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 20%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 56% go by car, 5% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle76% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,101 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December25 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBridge Pittidal water · under a mileLower Bridge Pittidal water · under a mileSowden Reservoirreservoir · under a milePudnor Hillhill · 2.0 miTent Hillhill · 2.0 miGolden Valleyvalley · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPilton Parkpark · under a mileRotary Gardenspark · under a mileYeo Valley Community Woodlandpark · under a mile · 11 haRock Parkplaying field · under a mile · 12 haPortmore Golf Parkgolf course · 1.3 mi · 65 haTarka Leisuresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201849 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202346 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,125 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
